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David Welsh has joined Exchequer Chambers, having completed his pupillage under barrister Harry Hodgkin of Clerksroom. Mr Welsh, who called to the English bar in 2019, is also a member of Axiom Advocates and obtained dual-qualification as a solicitor in Scotland and England & Wales bef

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Angela Grahame QC's favourite entry in Session Cases is Duke of Argyll v Duchess of Argyll 1962 SC (HL) 88. Vote for your top three Session Cases here. Scandal, infidelity, secrets and high society. It’s like an episode of Bridgerton but much more exciting and absolutely true. The ca

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Gillespie Macandrew has advised independent bookseller Topping & Company on the acquisition of premises. The firm advised on the purchase of the Edinburgh site, a 4,000sqft former bank on Blenheim Place, which the bookseller had leased since summer 2019.

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McGovern Reid Court Lawyers has become the first legal aid firm in Scotland to be accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at the firm receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.50.

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27 April 202117:30 The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA), in partnership with Themis Advocates, is hosting an event for those interested in becoming an advocate.

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The largest rabbit in the world has been stolen from a garden in England, police have said.

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The UK government has referred bills passed at Holyrood to the Supreme Court on the basis they are ultra vires of the Scotland Act. MSPs unanimously passed bills on local government and children's rights last month but UK ministers suggest they are beyond the scope of the Scottish Parliament's power

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Morton Fraser has appointed one of Scotland’s most respected restructuring and insolvency lawyers, Yvonne Brady, as head of strategy for restructuring and insolvency.  The position has been created by Morton Fraser specifically for Ms Brady, who began her role this week. 

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CMS has announced five new partner promotions in Scotland. Employment lawyer Catriona Aldridge joins fellow Edinburgh-based colleague Claire Wallis and Glasgow-based Mike McColl, both from the firm’s real estate team, in making the move to partner level.

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In a fine example of nominative determinism, Laura Dunlop QC tells the tale of a dispute over a common name. The case? Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company Ltd v Dunlop Motor Company Ltd 1907 SC (HL) 15. Vote for your top three Session Cases here. In 1840, John Boyd Dunlop was born in Dreghorn, A

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